Teaming With Teens Series
Supporting Caregivers of Teens: Currently or Previously Engaged with NC's Child Welfare System Foster Family Alliance, NC's foster, adoptive, and kinship caregiver association is offering an upcoming virtual session for caregivers of teens (foster, adoptive, and...
“We See You. Change is Igniting.” – Child Welfare Workforce Development Month
The work of child welfare is absolutely vital to the safety and well-being of children and families. At the same time, it is incredibly difficult work for the social workers, attorneys, court volunteers, judges, and other professionals who engage with the system on a...
Poverty Simulation To Be Hosted by Chatham County DSS
In September, approximately 80 Chatham County colleagues and community members took part in the Missouri Community Action Network Poverty Simulation, which allowed them to step into the shoes of the approximately 12% of Chatham County residents who are living in...
Resources to Prepare Child Welfare Social Workers for Court
Child welfare social workers – are you prepared to testify in court? The resources below are valuable tools developed by UNC's Family and Children's Resource Program which is housed in the UNC School of Social Work. Getting Ready for Court is a Webinar that provides...
How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Child in North Carolina?
It depends! There are six different types of adoptions in NC: Stepparent, Adult, Relative, Agency, Independent, and Foreign. To learn more about each type of adoption, read our previous post outlining the types of adoption. Generally, there is one basic fee associated...
Thank You to North Carolina’s Social Workers!
March is National Social Work Month, an opportunity to celebrate the work that thousands of professional social workers do every day. Did you know that the first social work class was offered in 1898 at Columbia University? Since then, social workers have led the way...